Gotthard Base Tunnel
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The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a railway tunnel through the Alps in Switzerland. It opened in June 2016 and full service began the following December. With a route length of 57.09 km, it is the world's l
Turnout at Faido multifunction station
Erstfeld, north portal, 460 m (1,510 ft) a.s.l.
Amsteg portal (maintenance access), 507 m (1,663 ft) a.s.l.
Sedrun portal (maintenance access, bridge over the Anterior Rhine), 1,334 m (4,377 ft) a.s.l.
Brenner Base Tunnel
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The Brenner Base Tunnel is a 55-kilometre-long railway tunnel under construction through the base of the Eastern Alps beneath the Brenner Pass. Once completed, the Brenner Base Tunnel will rank as eit
Gotthard Base Tunnel
…67,000 tonnes (150 million pounds) on 120 trains passed through the tunnel each day during the first half year of operation. Brenner Base Tunnel – Railway under construction through the Alps Mont d'Ambin Base Tunnel, a planned base tunnel that will be slightly longer than the GBT…
Exploratory Tunnel Aica–Mules
Cutaway view of the Brenner Base Tunnel
Start of the TBM at Aicha construction site in April 2008
View of the Eisack underpass construction site in September of 2019